{{short description|American operatic tenor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Richard Troxell | image = Richard Troxell.jpg | caption = Troxell in 2016 | birth_place = Thurmont, Maryland, U.S. | occupation = Operatic tenor | spouse = Lisa Lovelace }} '''Richard Troxell''' is an American operatic tenor who has sung leading roles in the opera houses of North America, Europe, and Asia since his professional debut in 1993. His signature roles include Lt. Pinkerton, which he sang in Frédéric Mitterrand's 1995 film ''Madame Butterfly'' presented by Martin Scorsese, and Don José in ''Carmen'' which he has sung at the Sydney Opera House, the Teatro Petruzzelli in Italy, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
==Life and career== Troxell was born and raised in Thurmont, Maryland.<ref name=Catoctin>{{cite news|title=Renowned Tenor Richard Troxell to Sing in Celebration of Show's 50th Anniversary|url=http://emmitsburg.net/banner/editions/06/aug/troxel.htm|work=The Catoctin Banner|date=August 2008|accessdate=2008-12-19|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704142511/http://emmitsburg.net/banner/editions/06/aug/troxel.htm|archivedate=2008-07-04}}</ref> He graduated from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia in 1992 and made his professional debut in 1993 as Alfredo in ''La traviata'' with Cleveland Opera. His earliest roles included Tybalt in ''Roméo et Juliette'' (Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse and Opéra-Comique, Paris), Tamino in ''The Magic Flute'' (Virginia Opera), and the title role in ''Faust'' (Boston Lyric Opera).<ref>Dyer, Richard [https://web.archive.org/web/20160325140219/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8314617.html "'Faust', 'Falstaff', and 'Xerxes' at Boston Lyric Opera"]. ''The Boston Globe''. Retrieved 17 January 2013, via HighBeam Research.</ref>
In 1995, Troxell appeared as Lt. Pinkerton in Frédéric Mitterrand's 1995 film ''Madame Butterfly'', a role he had never sung before and had to learn for the audition.<ref>Holden, Stephen (3 May 1996). [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C02E7D61739F930A35756C0A960958260 "Love Is Blind as Ever, But the Music Is Nice"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref><ref>''Philadelphia City Paper'' (29 August–5 September 1996). [http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/082996/article007.shtml "The Tenor of His Times"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130222133412/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/082996/article007.shtml |date=2013-02-22 }}. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> He went on to sing Pinkerton many times, including performances with Washington Opera, Opera Australia, Calgary Opera, National Theater (Taiwan), Opéra de Montréal, Los Angeles Opera, Arizona Opera, and Portland Opera. His filmography also includes ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (as Christian with Roberto Alagna in the title role), filmed at the Opéra national de Montpellier in 2003 and released on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon; and ''La rondine'' (as Prunier with Ainhoa Arteta in the title role), filmed at Washington Opera in 1998, broadcast on PBS and later released on DVD by Decca.<ref>Waleson, Heidi 25 March 1998). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB890784879848549500?mod=googlewsj "Love and Betrayal"]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref>
In the 2005/2006 season Troxell added the role of Don José in ''Carmen'' to his repertoire and has subsequently sung it with Portland Opera and at the Sydney Opera House,<ref>McCallum, Peter (17 January 2011). [https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/carmen-20110116-19shn.html "Review: ''Carmen''"]. ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> the Teatro Petruzzelli in Italy,<ref>''Corriere del Mezzogiorno'' (20 January 2012). [http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/bari/notizie/spettacoli/2012/20-gennaio-2012/weekend-fame-camilla-formacarmen-tutto-esaurito-petruzzelli-1902952079212.shtml "La Fame di Camilla al Forma; ''Carmen'', tutto esaurito al Petruzzelli]. Retrieved 17 January 2013 {{in lang|it}}.</ref> and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing,<ref>''People's Daily'', French edition (13 May 2010). [http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/Culture/6983107.html "Beijing: répétition de ''Carmen'' au Grand Théâtre National"]. Retrieved 17 January 2013 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> Vancouver Opera, and most recently at the "House of Strombo" George Stroumboulopoulos in Toronto. His other roles in the mainstream tenor repertoire have included Rodolfo in ''La bohème'', the title role in ''The Tales of Hoffmann'',<ref>Staruch, Steve (30 October 2006). [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/10/30/richardtroxell "Richard Troxell tells tales of a tenor"]. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> the Duke in ''Rigoletto'', and Lensky in ''Eugene Onegin''.<ref>Buckley, Daniel (13 January 2000). [http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2000/01/13/81408-calendar/ "Learning Russian was a hurdle for tenor"]. ''Tucson Citizen''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> He has also appeared in leading tenor roles in relative rarities such as Gounod's ''La colombe'' with Opéra Français de New York (1997),<ref>Freeman, John W. (July 1997). [http://www.metguild.org/operanews/_archive/797/Reports.797.html "In Review: New York City"]. ''Opera News''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> Offenbach's ''La Périchole'' with the Opera Company of Philadelphia (2002),<ref>Dobrin, Peter (22 January 2002). [https://archive.today/20130216155058/http://articles.philly.com/2002-01-22/news/25345605_1_denyce-graves-dorothy-danner-viceroy "Denyce Graves is grand in ''La Périchole'', which is not"]. ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> Gluck's ''L'île de Merlin'' in its US premiere at the Spoleto Festival USA (2007),<ref>Oestreich, James R. (2 June 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/arts/music/02weil.html "Strange, Faraway Fantasies of Hell and Paradise"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> Hérold's ''Zampa'' at the Opéra-Comique (2008),<ref>Carlin, Francis (12 March 2008). [https://www.ft.com/content/fcd4901a-f04b-11dc-ba7c-0000779fd2ac "Review: ''Zampa'', Opéra-Comique, Paris"]. ''Financial Times''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> and Philip Glass's ''Galileo Galilei'' with Portland Opera (2012).<ref>Stabler, David (29 March 2012). [http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2012/03/exploring_belief_and_religion.html "Exploring science and religion as Portland Opera presents Philip Glass' ''Galileo Galilei''"]. ''The Oregonian''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> He has sung in the world premieres of two late-20th century operas with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: in 1995 he created the role of Joel Edmund in the world premiere of Stephen Paulus's ''The Woman at Otowi Crossing'',<ref>Cantrell, Scott (17 June 1995). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF41D5808F7CD3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Road trip? ''Otowi'' opera is well worth a drive to St. Louis"]. ''The Kansas City Star''. Retrieved 17 January 2013 {{subscription required}},</ref> and in 2000 he created the role of To-no-Chujo in the world premiere of Minoru Miki's ''The Tale of Genji''.<ref>Miller, Sarah Bryan (17 June 2000). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB052725BE63C36&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "''Genji'' Combines Japanese Sensibility with Western Form"]. ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''. Retrieved 17 January 2013 {{subscription required}}.</ref>
Troxell made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2003 in Bach's Magnificat.<ref name=Catoctin /> The role of Borsa in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' in 2015 was his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.<ref>[http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=356069 ''Rigoletto'' October 20, 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021136/http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=356069 |date=November 9, 2016 }}, performance details</ref> He sang the role of Pablo Neruda in ''Il Postino'' for Opera Saratoga in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Freedman|first=Geraldine|date=July 9, 2016|url=http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2016/jul/09/postino/?print|title=Terrific cast, clever set elevate ''Il Postino''|work=The Daily Gazette|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref>
Among Troxell's performances on the concert stage as tenor soloist are Weill's ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (Philadelphia Orchestra, 2004),<ref>Stearns, David Patrick (3 January 2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063543/http://articles.philly.com/2004-01-03/entertainment/25366002_1_brecht-concert-suite-gluttony "Upwardly mobile, from Weill to Strauss The Philadelphians began with ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' and ended with a suite from ''Der Rosenkavalier''"]. ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> ''Carmina Burana'' (San Francisco Symphony, 2005), and Handel's ''Messiah'' (Pittsburgh Symphony, 2009). He has also been a frequent performer at the Ocean City Pops concerts.
==Personal life== Troxell is married to the dancer and choreographer, Lisa Lovelace. The couple have two sons, Shane and Wilder, and reside in the countryside of Chester County, Pennsylvania.<ref>[http://www.richardtroxell.tv Richard Troxell's official biography]. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref>
==Recordings== ===Opera=== * Puccini: ''Madama Butterfly'' – (as Pinkerton) Orchestre de Paris, James Conlon (conductor), 1995. Label: Sony Classical DVD and CD * Alfano: ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' – (as Christian) Orchestre National de Montpellier, {{Interlanguage link|Marco Guidarini|fr}} (conductor), recorded 2003, released 2005. Label: Deutsche Grammophon DVD and CD * Puccini: ''La rondine'' – (as Prunier) Washington National Opera Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), recorded 1998, released 2009. Label: Decca DVD and CD * Glass ''Galileo Galilei'' – (as Galileo) Portland Opera, Anne Manson (conductor), November 2013. Label: Orange Mountain Music, 2 CDs
===Concert and song=== * ''Classic Broadway'', Richard Troxell and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra with Steven Mercurio 2015. Label: Blue Sky Unlimited * ''So in Love'', Richard Troxell with Tom Lawton (piano), John Conahan (piano), Harold Evans (piano), Lee Smith (bass), Dan Monaghan (drums), 2014. Label: Blue Sky Unlimited * ''What a Wonderful World'', Richard Troxell with the Ocean City Pops, 1997. Label: Ocean City Pops * Marvin David Levy: ''Masada'' – Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, 2004. Series: Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Label: Naxos CD * David Amram: ''Symphony Songs of the Soul / Shir L'Erev Shabbat/ The Final Ingredient'' – Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin; Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, 2004. Series: Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Label: Naxos CD * David Diamond: ''Ahava / Music for Prayer'' – Seattle Symphony, 2004. Series: Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Label: Naxos CD * ''Seven Heavenly Halls'', Richard Troxell solo tenor, chorus and symphony orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Steven Mercurio
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==External links== * {{Official|https://www.richardtroxell.tv/}} * [https://operabase.com/a/Richard_Troxell/ Performance schedule], Operabase * {{IMDb name|0873878|Richard Troxell}} * [http://www.piperanselmi.com/troxell.html Profile], Piper Anselmi Artists Management * [http://www.kathrynmorrisonmanagement.com/Richard-Troxell.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108201200/http://www.kathrynmorrisonmanagement.com/Richard-Troxell.html |date=November 8, 2016 }}, Kathryn Morrison Management
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